National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola will appear alongside Vusimusi ‘Cat’ Matlala and his co-accused in May.
South Africa’s most senior police official made his first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Masemola is facing four counts of contravening the Public Finance Management Act in relation to a R360 million South African Police Service (Saps) health services tender.
The state requested that Masemola’s matter be added to the case involving Matlala and 12 co-accused.
The state prosecutor confirmed that the alleged offences did not constitute schedule five charges, with Masemola appearing via a summons served on 26 March.
The charge sheet in Matlala’s matter will be amended to reflect the addition of Masemola, with the matter to resume on 13 May.
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